One of our regular Posters, Marcy, has a friend who works for American Idol. Her friend gave her this list of songs…
Thank you to MARCY for the rumored list …..
And to Doug for bringing the list forward…:)
RUMORED SONG LIST!!
Here’s what Marcy had to say…
” I have a friend who works for the show and somehow I finally got some info about song choices for this week. I’m not sure if these are finalized, or if my friend is just messing with me, or what. But I thought you guys might be interested in them anyway. I don’t know the performance order. Just got the song choices. So here’s what I got.”
Kris – Heaven
Lil – Let’s Hear It For the Boy
Adam – Edge of Seventeen
Scott – You’re the Inspiration
Anoop – Who’s Johnny
Matt – Part Time Lover
Allison – Tears in Heaven
Danny – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
dont credit me , Marcy did it!
So Marcy has the friend and she initially posted it here?
Yea but she buried the post way back on another topic…..i wanted to bring it more to light so to speak.
thank you.!!
I’m relatively new here, so pardon if this is a dumb question … but is the person who originally posted this a reliable spoiler provider? Seems like every week we get a totally off-the-wall 100% incorrect spoiler list right about this time. lolz
Hoping for something absolutely dazzling from Adam this week.
Marcy is a regular poster here so she didn’t just pull it out of thin air. Her friend, that works for AI gave them to her. But her friend could be messing with her…..
We wont know till tomorrow , BUT if she is right she should just email the list to Joe next time.
That list seems so wrong. I don’t beleve spoilers this season at all. They have all been wrong except the ones posted the same day of the performance.
I hope this is a joke. If that is really Anoop’s song, he really must want to go home. I’m rooting for him, and I hope he has a better song choice. Thanks to Randy for telling him to bring the party. He probably chose this song after Motown week. ugh.
Danny – Crazy Little thing…doesn’t have the vocals.
Adam – Edge of Seventeen…does not suit his vocals at all.
I think it’s a pretty good pick for everyone.
UGh – disappointed in Danny’s selection!! He’s dropping further down the list of favorites. Adam will do really well with the Stevie Nicks tune – I’m looking forward to hearing that.
I think that sounds right for Danny. He seems to alternate between uptempo songs and ballads, and he did a ballad last week.
Lil is sooo predictable.
Lil’s and Scott’s are poor, boring choices; Danny’s is predictable, but he will have fun with it. I don’t know Anoop’s at all. I hope Adam doesn’t go too campy; you know, wearing the white veil and twirling around. Seriously, after last week, he needs to be a little more, you know, conventional? Aw man, I wanted him to sing Open Arms so much.
I seriously thought he would do Sweet Dreams, but I am wrong every week. 
I have to tell you, though, that I am wary of spoilers…and remember, Adam changed his at the last minute last week, so you never know.
Thanks, JP! Hmmmmm. So there may be some truth to it. Dunno … was jut hoping for something totally awesome and unique from Adam. Isn’t that the STevie Nicks song Nikki did in Season 1?
Come on, Kris,Heaven is so overdone. Has Kris sang anything since the Top 13 not dedicated to his wife?
Allison could really hit a homerun with Tears as long as she e-nun-ci-ates her words this time!
I highly doubt this is the list!! I am hoping its not!!
Adam Lambert – Edge of Seventeen?
If true, that will be the first truly idiotic choice he has made so far this year. He can’t HELP but sound VERY gay singing that.
Why Adam would pass on the chance to go mano-a-mano with Steven Perry is beyong comprehension. What really surprises me is that the entire blogospeher is pretty much screaming for him to show us the big, beautiful side of his voice. Edge of Seventeen will be a rasp and wail fest.
Adam, if you go there, you are making a mistake.
Based upon my prior experience, it seems like atleast 50% of these “leaked” song choices are wrong. the week Adam sang “Black or White” that wasn’t the leaked song choice at all.
I’m a big fan of Anoop but his supposed song choice is terrible. I really hope this list isn’t correct because anyone who picks an El Debarge song deserves what they get.
This isn’t the list order of performances is it? Gosh I hope not, I don’t want Kris to go first and Danny last.
It’s hard to believe Anoop is singing a song about a robot running amok. He must have lost the capacity for rational thought.
As noted, this is not the performance order, and if it were, it wouldn’t make sense.
They are not putting Lil second; no way. They want her Top 5 at the worst, and they could really hurt her, so I bet she goes near the end (maybe 2nd to last?). Danny is losing some of his fan base, so I can see him going last. Adam has gone near the end most weeks, so he might go earlier this week. I would not be surprised to see Scott go first, since he is going home this or next week, and since Kris is on a roll, I doubt he’ll go first, though he won’t go last again, either. If they want Matt and Allison to pick up their fan bases, I see them going near the end.
If this is the correct song list, I see a lot of contestants making poor choices.
And I agree with Bill: I think Edge of Seventeen is not the right choice for Adam this week. When I think of it, I see Stevie in her white veil, twirling around (I went to YouTube, and sure enough, there she is, doing just that). I want him to do a power ballad! Come on, Adam…
I hope the song choice for adam is not true, but look what he does with every song…each a performance no one will forget. I’m still hoping he’ll do SWEET DREAMS or WHITE WEDDING. I’d probably need medical attention afterwards! Yes my adam fix is THAT bad!
All I can say is that if that is Adam’s choice this week, there are going to be A LOT of pissed off Lambert fans this week. One the blogs I have been reading NOBODY has been calling for him to sing that.
Nobody.
Nothing could make me mad at Adam except him singing a song about a robot running amok but I see that one is already taken.
Allison could have her moment with Tears in heaven.
LOL No robots for Adam. Fortunately, he won’t go with Devo.
Sweet Dreams, yes. Edge of Seventeen, NO NO NO. Open Arms, 100 percent YES YES YES.
Not that Adam really cares what he thinks at this point, IMO. I mean, he doesn’t want to piss off his fans, but I also think he is going to do what he thinks will garner votes AND give him the freedom he wants. The element of surprise is Adam’s trademark.
Still, though, you KNOW he reads the boards, and so this would be a very bad choice unless he finds a way to de-camp it. And that will be tough. (Plus, it’s signature Stevie. It’s tough to mess with signature songs. Very dangerous, as Matt learned with Colplay.)
I am not putting much stock into these, even if the poster is known to this site (cause as she said, she doesn’t know if her friend was pulling her leg or not). I agree with others that I hope this isn’t Adam’s song choice, but I will wait and see what he does it with before having a fit…
Fellow Adam fans … let’s just hope Marcy’s friend at AI really is “messing with her”
*fingers crossed*
Although really, I haven’t been disappointed with anything Adam has done (thought RoF was brilliant and even learned to like Funky Music). Like Paula said, he has set his own personal bar so high, I end up expecting him to surpass it every week.
Edge of Seventeen is a boring song. Hope its not true. Some of the others are a bit corney too. Maybe someone is toying with us.
I really really hope all those spoilers are false.
How can Adam sing that? And how can Matt sing Part Time Lover? He needs a comeback and not with that song.
Anoop: Who’s JOhnny? Really?
I can’t believe this. It sounds phony.
I agree this list sounds kinda absurd, but then, last week when I read Adam’s spoiler was Play that Funky Music, I said, NO WAY.
Obviously, WAY.
I’m dubious about a Stevie Nicks song for Adam, because that woman has maybe a six note range, all of it lowish alto notes, and I’m being charitable.
But I’ve been wrong so very very often!
I really wanted Adam to sing Free Yourself. Open Arms would be the worse choice Adam could make. So as long as it’s not that then it’s OK with me.
I, for one am hoping that theres are not the song either…but hey, I gota pass stuff along…it is fun to have somethng to discuss, no?
The more I think about this list the more I think it is a prank…. Lil singing Let’s hear it for the boy? No way she chose that…
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Bill Mitchell wrote on 06. Apr 2009
All I can say is that if that is Adam’s choice this week, there are going to be A LOT of pissed off Lambert fans this week. One the blogs I have been reading NOBODY has been calling for him to sing that.
Nobody.
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I don’t know what blogs you’re looking at; but on all the boards and Adam pages I’ve seen, “Edge of Seventeen” was suggested a LOT.
Just to add, why would an Adam fan be pissed if he didn’t sing a song a handful of fans want him to on some blog? That’s weird. The song was chosen before we even knew the theme. Open Arms would be the end of Adam as we know him. Has he ever done a song thats been done to death? One that only brings comparisons? One that is so done it’s so boring? It’d suck everything good out of Adam. He’s so knowledgeable about music during this time, so I hope it’s a surprising, DIFFERENT song that amazes people who go “yeah, cool, we’ve never heard that on Idol….that’s so Adam…way to be different.
But pissed at Adam? I just don’t get it. How can any Adam fan really get attached to a song. You KNOW it’s not going to be what you think. That’s what people love about him. I have zero expectations on what to expect, and I think most Adam fans feel the same way. We will be surprised, and could never be pissed cause his imagination didn’t mimic ours.
Yeah, I don’t get the comments about being pissed at Adam if his song choice isn’t what you wanted. I, for one, think he could do something really unique with “Edge of Seventeen” and make it his own in a way he couldn’t with “Open Arms.” I think Adam will kill “Edge,” if that’s what he does. But I’m not wed to any song choice w/ Adam because that would mean he’s not surprising me and I want to be surprised. That’s half the fun of being an Adam fan.
And P.S., Snuffles, you’re right. I’ve seen a lot of people suggest “Edge of Seventeen” for Adam over the past week.
I am glad you can post now Megan that you got kicked off Idol , in a good way i mean.Good to hear your perspective!
I really like Edge of Seventeen for Adam – especially if he gives it the Upright treatment (ie strips it back a bit and slows it down – which by the way is pretty much the AI recipe for a “moment” exception BoW).
The range of the song will be fine for him, not that matters as he puts his own arrangements on pretty much everything.
As for others – I can see Train Wreck written all over Danny’s choice. Danny doing Queen, are you kidding me. Apart from not having the vocal chops to pull it off, he doesn’t have the stage presence to do it. And worse – he will be dancing again! But on the bright side he might actually take some hits from larry, curly, mo and Simon!
Wow, I really hope that list is just a silly rumour. No Anoop NOOOO!! I didn’t even know what “who’s johnny” was, and then the magic of youtube showed me how horrible a song choice that would be.
Please be fake, please be fake, please be fake…
Honestly I’m not sure any of those choices fit with the right contestant…:(
Oh and for those who say they will be pissed off because Adam isn’t singing what “they” wanted him to.
GET A GRIP AND TAKE A SEAT.
He’s the one out there performing, not you. Just because he may or may not read the forums, doesn’t mean he has to listen to every last thing said. Wow what a bunch of whiny fanzillas that would make people. Not only isn’t the customer always right, sometimes they aren’t worth asking.
I trust Adam to know what will be best for him – he’s being doing this a while. Knows his voice and the impression he wants to make. He may still sing Journey there are 7 weeks to go after this and no one knows the themes. I repeat get a grip people.
I’m with Sara. With all the false alarms we’ve had this season it doesn’t make sense to get worked up over yet another supposed spoiler list.
Yea , some of those song choices are trainwrecks.
But havent we seen that alot this year?
come on we love a good train wreck – is almost more entertaining (as long as it isn’t your fav doing it). And without train wrecks Simon wouldn’t be able to get his grumpy off and that would mean inflicting it on the wider world. So really they are doing a public service…
I love Danny, but I’m afraid “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” will be all wrong for him. Whereas, I think Adam will probably wow everyone with a really cool version of Edge of Seventeen, and Allison will be great on Tears in Heaven…that will probably be “a moment” for her. Danny and Queen…you guys are right. Much as I love him…a train wreck.
Dont know what all the blogers expertise is on music and singing — but not all opinions are equal. Some know more about singing than others and deserve more weight. So maybe to be pissed is cuz they know what songs realy work and what dont. Just like Simon seems to have a good sence on things, even if hes rude). Just cuz some like a song, or cuz Adam can “sing the phone book” does not make it a good choice to get votes.
As for me — Adam may know his voice, but I doubt he knows everything about timing and how to position himself. Cuz if he did, with his voice he would have been famous long ago.
So those who maybe dont have as much expertise on some of these things…they shoud take a seat.
wizkid – sure there are lots or armchair quarterbacks out there. But here is the thing, just because you have singing and performing experience, still doesn’t put you in the contestants shoes and so at some point we just have to chill out and be “supporters” in the truest sense of the word.
If you ask me I will tell you what my thoughts are based on what I know. Otherwise I will give you my impression of what you did. That’s it that’s all I get to do – not matter what my level of experience is.
And as to the “why” Adam hasn’t been discovered. I can think of about 10 reasons that could be true including the bias that the music industry has against people who are considered “theatre”…
Sorry if I seem a bit cranky is early here and I am only on my first coffee.
Kris singing Heaven is SO predictable! Bryan Adams is kind of an obvious choice for him… I was at idolforums and on the board about him, many people suggested Crazy For You, by Madonna. I hope he does that. The New Found Glory version would be great for his voice. Lil singing that song… I don’t like it and in my opinion, it’s been sung too many times on AI already. Matt’s choice doesn’t thrill me either. It’s kinda his style, but I don’t like it. Love Allison’s and Danny’s choices, can’t wait to hear them. As for the other 3, I have no idea which songs are that.
The problem with Edge of Seventeen for Adam is that it is a song that doesn’t go anywhere. It has no “moment”, no climax, no spot where Adam can thrill the crowd with a big note. Actually, it is a song that is better know for its instrumentals than it’s singing.
“Open Arms” would be the epic choice. “Blue Eyes” could be haunting and beautiful and maybe even as good a choice as Open Arms.
Seriously, when Adam has the chance to be compared to the greatest rock balladeer of all time, why would he chose to be compared to a husky-voiced chick?
OMGahhhhh!!!!! If Adam sings something off ‘Bella Donna’, I may pass out. I wasn’t even breathing this pairing of Stevie Nicks and Adam, though I knew it was a possibility. Adam, I lurve you without reservation.
Bill – you’ve been on the Journey/Elton bandwaggon for a week now. Seriously, time to give it a rest. I read one article that said “Adam seems like a mad scientist compared to the rest of the competitors” and I think that’s about right in a good way.
His choices don’t really make sense. And why are you assuming that the songs you “want” him to sing are ones that could be approved by the powers that be? Based on past history I think that is a huge assumption on your part that he chose not to. Far more likely that he had a list of possibles and this is the one that cleared (if the list is even right).
I have complete confidence that he will do something great with whatever he sings.
Anod i take it you like Stevie Nicks and Adam alot?
Bill Mitchell, Adam’s voice can go where the instruments on that go. I think it would be fantastic.
I am a huuuuge Adam fan, and while I don’t know if I want to believe Edge of Seventeen is his choice, I have to keep this in mind: Last week when he said he was singing Play That Funky Music, I almost died of shock. I was like, there is no way ANYone can pull that off and make it cool, not even Adam (this is because I DESPISE that song). Well, of course he proved me wrong, and his take on the song did a crazy thing for me. This past week when it got stuck in my head, I realized I no longer hate the song! The way Adam performs makes me love songs I used to hate ( this also happened with Satisfaction) and makes me sometimes think his take is even better than the original. So it point is: Who are we to say that his pick for this week is an idiotic choice? Shouldn’t we have realized by now that he works wonders with some of these songs? So even though Edge of Seventeen leaves a bad taste in my mouth, I’m confident that Adam will blow us away once again
LOL. Doug, I do not have a poker face. And, Yes, yes I do. *heart*
Nothing wrong with that my friend! You have good taste!
Heather – well said. Thanks for putting what I was trying to say in a much more friendly way. I must really never post until coffee has taken effect.
If Adam does this version of “Edge of Seventeen,” contest over, IMO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-dFOCgKMhQ&feature=related
Well, yay, I just accidentally deleted my well-written post, heh heh.
It is fun to play armchair quarterback. I mean, this is American Idol. Don’t we get to ultimately choose who the Idol is? That said, we don’t get to choose who they are pre-Top 36, and we don’t get to choose what they sing or wear or how they perform. We vote based on what *they* decide. So I may prefer one song over another, and I get to decide if it works for me, but that’s it. I may like a song more than another, but that’s as far as it goes. For example, I question Edge of Seventeen because when I hear it I think, Stevie Nicks! I see her twirling around in a white dress with a shawl (and I just watched her on YouTube, and that’s exactly what she wore and how she performed). That means nothing once Adam sings it (if he does). And I told a co-worker that Adam might sing it, and he said, I would be his fan if he did for life! (Yes, said co-worker loves Stevie, and has seen her in concert many times.)
Adam and the others make the call, and then we do, pun intended.
Oh man…Allison doing Tears in Heaven? That could be a huge risk =/
And I have a feeling Lil would absolutely bomb that song if she did it.
I’m loving Matt’s song choice if it’s true! “Part-Time Lover” is such a fun song!
I’m sure Adam will do amazing with whatever song he picks! 
Adam has the ability to change up a song to make it work for him. I am not worried about Adam, whatever song he sings.
And more importantly i am not upset that he isn’t singing a song i wanted him to sing.
Now.. I don’t really believe this list.
There’s also a rumor going on at EW that Matt is doing
Madonna’s “Crazy For You’.
I would love for Matt to do that, but who knows?
I am so confused…
Wow. Matt and Madonna…that’s interesting to contemplate. I never would have thought that, but why not?
There must be a hundred “spoiler” songs floating out there.
I would not be surprised to see Matt take a real risk this week. I think this may be his last chance (I hope not!) to make a major impressions, so do something totally unexpected, Matt, and bring back your believers!
if anoop sings that garbage i will be pretty darn pissed
I think Matt could do really well with that song. Hmm.
I hope the spoiler is not true for Adam coz I really dont like his song choice.
I’m totally okay with Adam singing that song, though it wouldn’t have been my choice for him. It’s a great song, and we’ve established that he can sing anything. I am pretty happy knowing that whatever he chooses; he’ll do something good with it. Go Adam!!!
I know I’ve already said this .. but I do believe Adam will do something amazing with Edge of Seventeen. He will not disappoint – that song is perfect for his range and tone. I just hope he doesn’t shout-sing-squeal any part of it.
Maybe next week he;ll give us our ballad? OR – he’’s probably going to save those power vocals till the Top 3. He’s got to be holding some back so he can continue to wow us each week.
I am hoping Danny changes his song to Little Jeannie! Please please please!! It will be much better for him! Crazy Little thing has been so over done!
Tears in Heaven isn’t much of a risk. There are so many cover versions out there. Its gonna be either guitar or piano and no band(thank God for no band), so its going to be all about how well Allison can actually sing and conntect emotionally with the audience. It could be the performance that gets people thinking, this girl isn’t just a rocker chick.
Allison has stated a few times, she had been aiming for Idol for years. If her voice trainers are any good, the had this song picked out after she won that Telemundo show and went into training for Idol. Birth year has been a standard theme since season 4. It will be interesting to see if she whips out the guitar again.
We’re all in agreement Adam can do something with nothing. And yes, getting songs cleared is something we dont see.
HOWEVER…there is still a difference between turning and average song “PTFM” or “Eof17″ into something good and interesting (and coming in 3rd on DialIdol), and taking/selecting something GREAT (song with Crescendo, lyrics etc.) and turning it into something SPECTACULAR (and coming in 1st on DialIdol) and most songs DO NOT have that rare capacity.
So…I hope whatever ADAM picks, he thinks first about how great song the song it(and his timing) and then using his gifts to make it spectacular. And, we will probably still support him even if we dont particulary like it.
bridgeymah wrote on 06. Apr 2009
“Bill – you’ve been on the Journey/Elton bandwaggon for a week now. Seriously, time to give it a rest.”
Lol, and I am going to stop promoting the songs I think he should sing because YOU somehow find this annoying?
Have you always been so self-absorbed, or is this new for you?
If Adam sings Edge-of-Seventeen I am predicting a rough night for him. If he sings Open Arms or Blue Eyes, I am predicting epic Idol moment.
I also predict that I don’t give a damn whether my opinions meet up to your high standards.
haha way to go Bill
I don’t trust dial idol – that’s why they give a range of +- on their “scores” and that range is usually huge.
Lots of voting goes on that doesn’t reflect on dial idol so as long as he is top 3 I am happy. Despite not being top on Dial idol pretty much every poll has Adam as #1, he has the buzz and attention going on and is i am sure keenly aware that he needs to sustain it for another 7 weeks to win this thing. Why throw the game this early with the whole “slam dunk ballad thing” this early? He would be nuts to do that.
That’s why I like this song choice – lets him do his thing, blow away expectations and continue to build.
Here we go again. Another bogus song list, another fan war.
Since when have these leaked lists ever been right? Seriously?
Ellie- when I went to go look up Edge Of Seventeen I found that Jonas ( not Brothers, lol) version too and was going to mention it on here. So much he can do with that version, and after listening to his Citizen Vein stuff today for the first time- right up his alley. I never knew Adam had yet another side to him, but man, does he. For those of you who haven’t seen the CV stuff- Google Citizen Vein- Nocturnal By The Moon & The Circle.
Bill – as I said earlier, I should never post before coffee kicks in. Didn’t mean to sound so grumpy or preachy. Not my deal. I am just an Adam supporter same as you. So our opinions vary – that’s what makes the world go round.
Peace.
Kids, kids, be civil. You’re being as nasty as they are at Ew.com, where the Danny haters and Adam haters are out in full force. (That’s why I am HERE.)
Cook pulled ahead in Top 7 and Michael Johns was eliminated Top 8, so I think the next couple of weeks ARE important. That’s all. I think Scott will be voted off. Aside from that, no clue. except that it is time for the judges to get off the Lil bandwagon, b/c they are pretty the only ones on there now, at least that we are aware of. I think this is a VERY big week for Anoop, Lil, Matt, and Allison, and I also wonder if Kris will keep up his momentum (he’s currently number 1 in a lot of polls). I’m interested to see how they do. At this point, I believe Adam and Danny are Top 3, but who thought Syesha would sneak in there, past Carly, Brooke, and Jason?
To be honest, I actually could imagine all of them singing those songs EXCEPT Adam!! Edge of Seventeen?? You gotta be kidding me? I cannot stand that song. It just seems to drag on and on!!
ok I’ll play nice with the others – promise. (goes quietly to the corner to play with own toys…)
Who thought Syesha would sneak in there past anyone? Lol.
Studio57, I’m glad you found that Jonas version, too. The minute I heard it, I thought Adam could do a ton with it. The man’s got at least a 3 octave range…he can hit way more than high notes and I think that song would let him showcase some of that. And I have to admit, I have a soft spot for glammed out Adam and I can just picture what he’ll wear if he sings that type of version of “Edge of Seventeen.”
I’m actually not surprised at all that Lil is hanging in there. From everyone I’ve talked to who is voting for Lil, she’s getting alot of the black and/or R&B fans. The ones I’ve talked to who want an R&B artist to win, don’t want it to be one of the white guys because they don’t think a white guy can do R&B justice. Now, if you don’t agree with me, don’t blame me for what I typed. I’m just going according to what I’ve been told.
I’m sorry but if Adam sings Edge of Seventeen, he’s not going to do well at all. Bad choice for him if this list is true & I hope its not.
Kris doing HEAVEN? How predictable is that?
He’s so the Archuleta of this season, from the wardrobe, voice to song choices.
The Jonas version of Edge of Seventeen is right up Adam’s alley!
I love the people who say that Adam won’t do well with edge of seventeen. Man I want your crystal ball … Come on now don’t be stingy we all have to share:-)
I think he will and can kill just about anything he sings. Serously someone who can go from Crawl through Fire to Brigadoon can certainly knock the stuffing out of a little old pop tune from the 80s.
Oh, Adam is going to kill it… in a good way. Can’t wait!
Bridgeymah, agree with you 100%. Why the assumption that “Edge of Seventeen” would be a bad choice for Adam? Personally, I think he’ll own that song and pretty much run away with the whole contest. In no small part because he will surprise the hell out of a lot of people with what he can do vocally with that song.
And Doug, I know! That Jonas version has Adam written all over it.
Check on Jonas version of Edge of Seventeen on the tube. I can actually see Adam doing pretty well with the song if the rumor is true.
My first reaction for Adam supposedly doing Edge of Seventeen was huh? But isn’t that signature Adam to get something outta left field? I went and listened to the edgy version that Ellie2 mentioned. Wow…if he does it like that with the whole Bad Boy Jonas thing then this could be really great for him. He only needs some basic ingredients to go into the Lambert blender and then makes them seem brand new.
Allison possibly doing Tears might be to try and do a changeup. I liked most of Allison’s performances but her signature voice tends to make them sound the same and the lyrics are sometimes hard to understand. The judges could have mentioned that instead of what she was wearing. I think she is going to be the last girl standing going into the finals. Lil has a great voice but doesn’t seem to be able to take a song and make it her own.
I can sense a “fearless show” coming from Adam… Really looking forward to it. He was cruising and having fun last week. This week can’t wait to see what he does. I can honestly say that he is only one that is true of. Even without song choices I kind of know what to expect…
Hm. I was one of those who said that Adam could do something really interesting with Edge of Seventeen. (Also can you imagine him on The Motels’ Only the Lonely? Heaven.)
But I was hoping for Open Arms, like a lot of other folks, to see him blow away even the great Steve Perry.
I’m not worrying. I didn’t like Play that Funky Music, but I’m trusting that Adam has some thread of Zen wisdom running through his choices.
allison doing tears in heaven? should be interesting
Edge17 even by Jonas is still boring. Nothing interesting about it (yes it drags on and on) and certainly the wrong time to do another rock edgy song that just demonstrates fearless vocal gymnastics. Will LOSE him votes, no matter how good he does it. Adam has yet to show his real quality vocal ability and he needed to do that first. I hope the spoiler is WRONG.
From IDF, there’s rumors that an Idol Insider spoiled some info about these supposed song choices and Scott’s song for tomorrow night.
I quote -
“Okay, well my friend knows an Idol staffer who he happened to talk to today.
The staffer knows we go on forums and blab so he didn’t tell us much. Just that the spoiler list is FAKE and not to trust it.
Also, he said that like Adam and Kris this past week there is a contestant who really does something to the arrangement of a song that takes it places this week—it’s Scott.
Scott takes a well known up-tempo rock song and totally strips it back, does it slow highlighting the vocals and just does it on the piano–no other instruments or backups. He said it reminded everyone of when Bo did “In a Dream” and Scott will stick around after this one.
Hope that’s true!”
Whether either this or the supposed list of songs is true, no one knows, but I thought that I should just put this out there.
I guess it’s just a matter of opinion at this point, because I don’t find “Edge of Seventeen” boring. Frankly, I don’t think Adam could do boring if he tried. But chances are, these are all fake spoilers anyway so we’ll just have to wait and be surprised tomorrow.
When I found out that Adam was doing “Funky Music” last week, I had the same reactions as you guys have here with “Edge17″. But Adam did a fine job with it.
Adam is anything but predictable and that is what makes it exciting. (Whoa, I sound like Paula haha)
True, the best thing about Adam is that he’s extremely unpredictable. I thought PTFM was going to be a disaster but it was great & the judges loved it. I am always surprised at how well Adam does each week when at first, I thought he was going to do bad.
I’m going with the fake spoilers being…fake. But something about Adam doing a Jonas version of…anything…sort of makes me queasy. OTOH, Miley is the guest singer this week. (maybe she’ll bring Taylor along? Aren’t they BFFs now?
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I agree with BridgyMah. I have the feeling that, if there is no power ballad, then Adam goes BIG. He goes FEARLESS. He does NOT sing Open Arms. He says he was actually born in 1981, not 1982, shows Simon his birth certificate, and then sings something from Styx. Mawaahahaha.
Scott rocking it up? THIS I need to see…No, not really. I’m sorry, but I want him to go home. His time is up.
lol Bill saying this would be Adams first mistake all season?
lets list a few mistakes
1) screaching like a dying hyena
2) wearing too much make up
3) ring of fire
4) his facial expressions everytime he sings
i’m bored but could go all night
When I talk about fearless I am just quoting Adam. At the beginning of his audition clip he says the he wants to come on each week and “fearlessly put on a show…” for my money mission accomplished. And no matter what he chooses to sing this week I don’t see that “fearless” quality changing. Guy has confidence in what he can do (and some to spare) so I trust that and am just thrilled to be along for the ride.
Watch BoW and tell me that Adam isn’t fearless. As much as I’ve loved other artists (including David Cook, whom I *love*, Daoghtry, Blake, Melinda and Michael Johns), NO ONE has ever kept me on the edge of my seat. I look forward to his performance all week long. BoW is the song that first converted me, and I haven’t looked back.
Had anybody expected “Tracks of My Tears” from Adam… especially after “Ring of “Fire”? I know I didn’t. And it blew everyone away.
After “Funky”, maybe he’ll choose to tone it down again or do something else. 1982 has GREAT songs, the best of the bunch IMO.
Not the Jonas Brothers Sue , If thats what you were thinking?
As many have shown before you can take just about any song and slow it down with an unplugged treatment. So not beyond realm of possibility that Adam will do that again the way he did with ToMT. His upright performances show he’s comfortable with that style as he is going “big”… Well in under 24 hours we will all be disecting the choices he did make as opposed to the ones we think he should. … The suspense of it all. Love it.
Is Idol on live in Australia Bridgey?
So…. ”Scott takes a well known up-tempo rock song and totally strips it back, does it slow highlighting the vocals and just does it on the piano–no other instruments or backups. He said it reminded everyone of when Bo did “In a Dream” and Scott will stick around after this one”
Oh pleezzzz. What’s new about this? “He totally strips it back”. That’s all he does? How original, he must have watched Adam. And no back ups? WOW OW! Still doesn’t change that he cant sing. I die each time he does those awkward transitions. And if he sticks around after this I will just throw up.
OK..dont take this wrong, but whoever votes for him must be deaf.
Doug – we do get it on delayed, so it airs about 8 hours after show there.
I really hope these aren’t true. Except for “Edge of Seventeen,” the songs are really boring ones. I know they can do better!
Just for sport – BuddyTV has Under Pressure as the prediction for Adam, with Delirious by Prince as their personal choice… Actually a pretty entertaining list that has had its share of hits and misses. Is just their opinion not really based on any insider info, but they did pick correctly for Adam with Motown week (Tracks of My Tears).
http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/american-idol-8-birth-year-theme-week-song-predictions-117.aspx
Isn’t this Marcy the same chick that predicted that Alexis Grace would be in the top 3?
It just shows you that Adam is the most interesting contestant this year as most of the posts above are about him!!!
I’m looking forward tonight, i’ll be live casting from the UK (if i don’t fall asleep before it ends).
Does anyone know if there going to be firm song spoilers from the rehearsals this afternoon?
I’m still thinking this list is not real. And I read that someone in a prior year has performed a previous group song as a solo. Therefore, I’m still holding on to my wish of ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ for Adam. Think about it, he only got to sing two notes at the end, they didn’t even let him sing a single word. Maybe it’ll happen. We can hope!
This is amazing – almost every one of these posts is about Adam and what he is going to sing. Hardly anyone cares what anyone else is singing. Adam is the most unpredictable and exciting performer to be on Idol in years!
That being said – I want to see vocal prowess here from Adam! I know he has to “build” up to the finale with his song choices, but there are so many wonderful vocal performances on youtube from him that I can’t believe he only wants to WAIL and ROCK.
I listened to Edge17, and it just doesn’t sound like what he would pick – not even vocal variation and range in it. But – who knows? Only a few hours left to speculate!!!
Who knew Idol would be this fun this year??
I agree with Janice; I don’t remember a year where each week’s selection has been so highly discussed and debated. VH-1 got in on the act. Go here:
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1608686/20090406/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler
I totally disagree with pretty much everything they say. What do you think? And I would love to see Adam, if not doing Journey (c’mon, Adam!), wear a skinny tie, skinny pants, and black jacket (ala every new wave artist from the 80s, from INXS to Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello to A-Ha). So 80s.
I want Adam to go up and down again, vocally, and show every bit of his range in his song selection. He doesn’t have to wail (or whatever); we already know he can do that. A nuanced song would have the judges standing up and cheering, I guarantee you (except Simon, heh heh).
Wow! I wouldn’t have thought Idol was up VH1’s street, but there you go. I think i must be the only one posting here that really doesn’t know Journey. (Hearing DSB on the results show was the first time i had ever heard that song!), but the range seems nice for Adam. I’d prefer if he stuck to something a bit lower in tone this week, more in the lines of Is Anybody Listening, as he does have a really nice lower register and it may help to connect with the audience.
I think this year is probably the most open competition that there has been since i started watching the show. IMO there are 5 people who could be in the bottom 3 on wednesday and 4 or 5 who could end up finishing in the top 3.
I hope this is what adam is doing. It would be as awful as…
And it burns burns buuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrns, the Ring of Fire
TV Guide has their power listings; their top 2 is Kris, with Adam as #1, holding a 10 percent lead. It’s not exactly what I expected (Allison at #6? Nooo!), but I totally agree with Adam and Kris at the top.
I want LOW REGISTER for Adam this week, too, or building to high. But he didn’t do this last week, and since he keeps switching it up, I hope he shows all of his range this week, because ToMT was mostly falsetto and last week was BIG, but there hasn’t really been an Is Anybody Listening week, and I think it’s time. The good news is that the contestants had all week to prepare, and probably knew or sensed this week was coming, so have probably been thinking about/researching their choices for a while. This should be a lot stronger than last week, IMO.
Been reading Adam Lambert’s folder/thread at the American Idol Forum. Many of them who posted said that the rumor of him singing Edge of Seventeen can not possibly be true, since the mods have not deleted the thread. Apparently, if the spoiler is true, the thread gets deleted promptly.
just wanna point out that people who just watch the show and aren’t manipulated by the producers (like ya’ll) hate Adam and think he’s awful, but those people don’t vote 10000 times cause they actually have things to do, but I can’t wait to come to this board when Adam takes his 3rd or 4th place finish
Adam’s Shakespearean Fatal Flaw is that he picks music HE likes and not what he thinks we will like. “Edge of Seventeen” sounds just like the sort of thing Adam would personally like. It’s raw, edgy, etc, all the things the “new” Adam wants to be.
Unfortunately, that isn’t what he needs to do to win AI. He needs to listen to the fans.
What has been his #1 performance this year according to most reviews? TOMT, obviously. Why? Because it showed the beauty of hs voice. THAT’S what America wants.
IMHO, if Adam performs “Edge of Seventeen”, even if he does it well, it is a slap in the face to his fans and foolish (assuming he actually want to win this thing).
Overrated,
Yes, so much Adam hate out there. That’s why 90% of AI articles written are about Adam, why he has twice as many blog posts on AI’s site as anyone else and why the bookies all have him as the winner.
If only I could be hated so by my clients, I’d be able to retire by Christmas.
Bill, LOL, but no, no, no posts to O. Please. Gets him/her revved up. And I still prefer to WoF and BoW to ToMT. They seem more sincere. JMHO. Acronyms, much?
Adam has slipped to #3 on Ken Barnes’s Idol Watchers chart, after Kris and Danny. Well, it still seems to be a three-way race at this point…
Magazines like Adam cause he is flashy, exciting, and different. While Adam does have a good voice; it isn’t current and he’s going to ruin it with that disgustingly annoying screaching he does. I have only found one just normal person that doesn’t read boards or magazines and just watches the show that likes Adam. Hopefully Adam fails and doesn’t win, but if he does whatever by his 2nd album he’ll be faded to broadway.
“bridgeymah wrote on 07. Apr 2009
Just for sport – BuddyTV has Under Pressure as the prediction for Adam, with Delirious by Prince as their personal choice… Actually a pretty entertaining list that has had its share of hits and misses. Is just their opinion not really based on any insider info, but they did pick correctly for Adam with Motown week (Tracks of My Tears).”
I am also hoping that thi list is fake, and I wold love for ADam to sing either one of these songs!
Why all the Adam bashing? You don’t like the guy; we get it. Instead of tearing him apart why don’t you just say positive things about the singer you do like? And I know plenty of people who love Adam and don’t get on-line or read articles about him. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I just don’t understand what you get from being so relentlessly negative.
I don’t think Eo17 would be a slap. It’s a rock song, although not the best singer’s song to choose. But I won’t be offended if he chooses it. There’s plenty of time for another ballad. I hope he doesn’t get too ballady, it’s not the album I want to hear from him.
Depending on what he does tonight, I expect the judges to eventually ask ‘what kind of artist are you?’
Here is Michael Slezak’s list. THIS is interesting, and Slezak knows of what he speaks:
It’s the magical and mysterious “Songs from the Year You Were Born” Week on American Idol, which means we’ll get plenty of ’80s music, and a terrifying reminder that one of the remaining contenders was born after I graduated from high school. (Gulp.) Anyhow, after a little bit of Internet research, here are my song suggestions for the top 8 of season 8. Ch-ch-check ‘em out…
- Danny Gokey (1980): Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open the Door” or Dionne Warwick’s “Déjà Vu”
- Adam Lambert (1982): Quarterflash’s “Harden My Heart” or The Motels’ “Only the Lonely”
- Lil Rounds (1984): Madonna’s “Borderline” (the 2006 Jody Watley rendition) or Tracey Ullman’s “They Don’t Know” [Note: Please, please, please…no "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"!]
- Kris Allen (1985): Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” or Power Station’s “Some Like It Hot”
- Matt Giraud (1985): Madonna’s “Angel” or The Honeydrippers’ “Sea of Love”
- Scott MacIntyre (1985): ABC’s “Be Near Me” or Survivor’s “I Can’t Hold Back”
- Anoop Desai (1986): Nu Shooz’s “I Can’t Wait” or Lisa Lisa’s “All Cried Out”
- Allison Iraheta (1992): Shakespeare’s Sister’s “Stay” or Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under the Bridge”
JP, is there any way we can stop the venom from you know who (hint: moniker starts with an O)?
i like ’stay’ for allison although i dont how popular the song actually is. the ew guess list is actually better than the supposed spoilers
“just wanna point out that people who just watch the show and aren’t manipulated by the producers (like ya’ll) hate Adam and think he’s awful, but those people don’t vote 10000 times cause they actually have things to do, but I can’t wait to come to this board when Adam takes his 3rd or 4th place finish”
Hey, Overrated….How about posting just one postitive thing a day, instead of trying to goat the other posters into fights. I am getting quite sick of all of the negativity you bring to this board. There are may other forums that thrive on negativity. got it?
*applauding JP*
Joe,
He is a republican that voted for Obama so we have already put him in the “C.linically I.nsane and U.niformed” category.
lol. I usually think that attacking the contestants is fine – attacking the other posters is not, but my goodness, enough is enough.
LMAO…My husband ALMOST did that as well Bill, but he realized that if he did, I would have given him crap for the next 4 years…
Overrated:
“I have only found one just normal person that doesn’t read boards or magazines and just watches the show that likes Adam.”
Wow. You must have copious amounts of time on your hands! You’ve found time to survey ALL the people whose calls have totaled >20 million votes and locate the ONLY one who “just watches” AI and likes Adam!
I tip to you the many hats I wear as I run out the door to work a 10-hour day before coming home to make dinner, supervise homework, do laundry…
Is it just me or does anyone else think that user “overrated” is Gokey’s dad (is he still alive?)
Usually, when ONE person takes over a board and lots of posts end up being about HIM/HER, the mod puts on a pair of pointy boots and kicks thusly.
Just another thing for Danny Gokey to do to be compared to Taylor Hicks. o.o I hope he goes home. ^_^
I would like to define a normal person who likes Adam.
normal: noun: anyone who is *not* Overrated.
Wow, that was easy.
You haven’t seen me before on the board. I’m new. With that, my input on the song choices.
After some painful research (and I do mean painful – Chicago gives me headache), here’s my input.
Kris Allen
Heaven
Still as sappy as I remember. I would prefer “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” (sounds more “adult), but I don’t know if that was released in Kris’s birth year. But this seems like a safe song choice for Kris.
Lil Rounds
Let’s Hear It For the Boy
Bad song choice. Needs some major remixing, and I haven’t heard Lil do that yet this season. This could very well get her in the bottom 2.
Adam Lambert
Edge of Seventeen
There are so many ways he could go with this song. I’m hoping it will focus on his lower register with some soaring falsetto. This could be his “Billie Jean” moment of the season.
Scott MacIntyre
You’re the Inspiration
I’m not a Chicago fan, so this was painful for me to listen to. But because I couldn’t stand Peter Cetera’s voice. Scott’s voice isn’t as good as the other Idols, but it doesn’t have that whiney undertone like Cetera either. Scott could do well with this.
Anoop Desai
Who’s Johnny
Oh boy. Bad song choice. I see no way Anoop can work this into a good song choice. Hope Anoop goes with something else.
Matt Giraud
Part Time Lover
Dated music, dated lyrics. Hope this pick is wrong.
Allison Iraheta
Tears in Heaven
Good song choice. She has to do it extremely simple though.
Danny Gokey
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Fun song. Could be good. Queen would seem right up Adam’s alley, but this son in particular was in Freddy’s lower register so Danny could do quite well with it.
Morning!
just a reminder not to feed the wild life. I only encourages them to come closer than you would like
Thanks for the Vh1 link Sue! And Overrated please listen to Jill Scott’s song ‘Hate on me Hater’–it’s all about you.
Ooooooooooo! The Gokey spoiler was wrong!
I’m now on the edge of my (17) seat!!!
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT SONG THAT ADAM DID TONIGHT??